:: MS Bike Tour ::

Every hour of every day, someone hears the words, "You have multiple sclerosis." They enter a time of unpredictability when they wonder each morning if they will see, if their legs will work, if they can pick up their child.

This is why we ride.

When thousands of people ride together in the MS Bike Tour®, awareness is generated of the many programs and events provided by the National MS Society's nationwide network of chapters. Husbands ride for their wives, kids ride for their dads, co-workers ride for their cubicle neighbor, all proudly wearing an "I’m Riding For..." sticker on their jersey. Each one is raising money so that local National MS Society offices can provide literature, support groups, and education programs. So that we can continue to fund cutting edge research into the cause and cure. Research that has developed 5 therapies for the treatment of multiple sclerosis. Research that will continue, until in the end, 2 hours pass when no one is diagnosed, then a day, then a week, until the day when no one is diagnosed, and the cure is found.

This is why we ride.

Please join me in supporting the National MS Society's mission to end the devastating effects of MS. On September 24 - 25, 2005, I will join more than 1000 other cyclists to ride over 90 miles to raise money to support the Central North Carolina Chapter of the National MS Society. All donations are tax deductible.

Steven Shultz

Kernersville, NC

Riding for the cure.